A case of blunt chest trauma induced acute myocardial infarction involving two vessels

International Heart Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 639-643

  Lai, Chao Hung ^a   Ma, Tsochiang ^b   Chang, Ting Chuan ^a   Chang, Mu Hsin ^a   Chou, Pesus ^c   Jong, Gwo Ping ^a,c  

^a TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Blunt trauma; Chest contusion

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33749049413     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.47.639     Document Type: Article

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